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Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M3 Pro: Comparison
Apple M1 Pro and Apple M3 Pro separate most on l2 cache: Apple M1 Pro at 24 MB, Apple M3 Pro at 18 MB, 25% in favour of Apple M1 Pro. They match on 8 other specifications, including product line, form factor and tdp.
Specs
| Specification | ![]() | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Apple | Apple |
| Product Line | Other | Other |
| Form Factor | Laptop | Laptop |
| Model Number | M1 Pro | M3 Pro |
| Core/Thread Count | 10 Core / 10 Thread (8 Performance + 2 Efficiency) | 12 Core / 12 Thread (6 Performance + 6 Efficiency) |
| Release Year | 2021 | 2023 |
| TDP | 30 W | 30 W |
| Market Segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Cache | 24MB L2 + 4MB L1 | 18MB L2 + 4MB L1 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 3.2 GHz / 2.064 GHz | 4.05 GHz / 2.75 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Performance Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | 2 | 6 |
| SMT Enabled | No | false |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 3.2 | 4.05 |
| L2 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB-25% |
| Base Power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Max Memory Capacity | 32 | 36 |
| ECC Support | No | false |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Retail Availability | Soldered Only | Soldered Only |
| Series | Apple Silicon | Apple Silicon |
| CPU Process Node | 5 Nanometers | 3 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Apple Silicon, First Generation | Apple Silicon, Third Generation |
| Cores | 10 | 12 |
| Threads | 10 | 12 |




